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controversy

How many syllables in controversy?

  4 syllables

Divide controversy into syllables:   con-tro-ver-sy
Primary syllable stress:   con-tro-ver-sy
Secondary syllable stress:   con-tro-ver-sy
How to say controversy:

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Synonyms for controversy


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